HR'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • HR DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Eric Gregory Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Eric Gregory
DL Arkansas
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Cowboys: B.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Cowboys shredded theirs for Barryn Sorrell. He came off 68 spots early, and the room will hear about it.

However the rest shakes out, Mukuba at that price is a win they earned. That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Will Johnson
In the Round 1 slot they get an island corner at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick44 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton slipping to pick 44 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
The board had Jayden Higgins higher than pick No. 76, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick149 Rnd5 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba in the 149th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick171 Rnd5 Tyler Shough
Tyler Shough in Round 5, Pick 33 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jack Kiser
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jack Kiser in the 174th overall pick, miles early. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick204 Rnd6 Chase Lundt
A offensive lineman of that caliber at slot 204 is the definition of value, full stop. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick211 Rnd6 Addison West
Addison West is a better player than Round 6, Pick 35 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick239 Rnd7 Eric Gregory
Eric Gregory at No. 239 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick247 Rnd7 Barryn Sorrell
Barryn Sorrell in the 247th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.